Israel and Greece: A common destiny

Haaretz (blog)Israel and Greece: A common destinyHaaretz (blog)Israel was hit by an economic crisis many years before Greece was. Israel transformed the difficulties it faced into opportunities. It did this while challenged by war, facing asymmetrical threats and enduring extraordinary solitude in a region ...

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Anna Komnene's B-day Cake Is a Greek Fireball of Awesome

Anna Komnene's B-day Cake Is a Greek Fireball of AwesomeJezebelAnna Komnene's B-day Cake Is a Greek Fireball of Awesome. Anna Komnene's B-day Cake Is a Greek Fireball of Awesome S. Today is the birthday of Anna Komnene (Comnena, for all you Latinized barbarians), the brilliant daughter of Emperor Alexios I ...

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Turkey, Greece become closer in tourism

Hurriyet Daily NewsTurkey, Greece become closer in tourismHurriyet Daily NewsTurkey and Greece have been building closer relations with each other and Greece will attend a large regional tourism fair in Istanbul in 2014, for the first time, with all Greek regions under one roof, said the director of the exhibition, the East ...and more »

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Greece Needs a Fresh Start

Greece Needs a Fresh StartNew York TimesDuring its tumultuous history modern Greece has always managed to be part of the winning alliances. Right after its independence Greece was attached to the powerful British Empire. In the two world wars Greece was an energetic ally of the western powers.

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Bookukoo: The New Greek Book Swap App

Greek ReporterBookukoo: The New Greek Book Swap AppGreek ReporterThe 31 year-old is currently working in a Greek start-up company, and wants to urge everyone to bring ideas and new technological solutions to Greece. Kouretas came up with an idea of his own, called the Bookukoo! Bookukoo is a mobile application for ...

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Moody's boosts Greece credit rating after fiscal progress

Greece's financial outlook got a boost over the weekend as credit agency Moody's increased the embattled country's rating. The agency moved Greece two places from from C to Caa3, citing improved results from the southern European country's tough austerity ...

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Three Migrants Missing as Boat Sinks in Greek-Turkish River

NaharnetThree Migrants Missing as Boat Sinks in Greek-Turkish RiverNaharnetThree migrants were missing after their boat sank in the Evros river separating northeast Greece and Turkey, Greek police said Sunday. The boat, which sank Saturday, was one of two plastic vessels carrying at least 18 migrants, police said. Fifteen ...and more »

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